Jo Pavey
Joanne Marie Pavey MBE (née Davis, born 20 September 1973) is a British long-distance runner representing Europe, Great Britain and England in a career notable for its longevity, range and consistency.In 2015 media reports stated that 2007 silver medalist Elvan Abeylegesse had been found, on retesting, to have taken a prohibited substance, and suspended by IAAF.An eleven-time national champion at distances between 1500 metres and the Marathon, she is coached by her husband and manager Gavin Pavey, with whom she has two children.Pavey reached the Olympic final, where she improved her personal best by 10 seconds to finish 12th and record a sub fifteen minute 5000m in her first year at the event.[10] Pavey's Olympic performance in her debut year at 5000m set her up for a bright future at 5000m, and she entered the 2001 season with the aim of rivalling the national record.[14] The women's 5,000 m at the Edmonton championships featured a controversy over the participation of Olga Yegorova, who had tested positive for erythropoietin (EPO), but had her suspension overturned.[15] After another winter of warm weather training in South Africa,[16] Pavey started the 2002 season with a 3,000 m performance which was at the time the fastest in the world that year.[18] She returned in the European Cup, where she finished second to Olga Yegorova in the 5,000 m.[19] On the eve of the 2002 Commonwealth Games, Pavey had a bacterial infection that caused her face to swell, but recovered in time to compete.[24] For the first time in her senior career, in 2003 Pavey started the season by running cross country races.As the track season started, Pavey won the 3000 m at a meeting in Lille,[26] and posted her two fastest 1500 m times.However, in the 2004 Olympic Games she ran a 5000 m semi-final at midnight and then a late-night 5000 m final (fifth place) and followed this punishing schedule by attempting to run the 1500 m heats the following day.In 2005 Pavey front ran a 5000m in 14:40.71 only to be overtaken on the final lap by a chasing pack of six Kenyan and Ethiopian athletes.[35] At the beginning of the 2009 athletics season, Pavey revealed that she was pregnant and, as a result, she would miss both the 2009 London Marathon and 2009 World Championships.Pavey is the only female athlete in the modern era to have competed over 1500m, 5000m and 10000m at an Olympic Games and World Championships.She was given the honour of being named the female captain of the European Team which won the Continental Cup ahead of the Americas, Africa and Asia-Pacific.She finished in third place in the 2014 BBC Sports Personality of the Year behind Lewis Hamilton (Formula One) and Rory McIlroy (Golf).Despite suffering from a chest infection and virus, she lined up in the British Championship and Olympic Trials 10,000 metres on 21 May.A top two finish inside the qualifying time of 32:15 would have guaranteed selection, but Pavey was well below her best and struggled home in sixth in 33:22.Pavey travelled to Boston, USA for a 10000m race in which she hoped to gain the Olympic qualifying time.At the age of 42 years 11 months, Pavey also became the oldest British track competitor at an Olympic Games.Jo Pavey (née Davis) started running at the King's School, Ottery St Mary, where teachers encouraged her to join an athletics club.[55] In 2019 Pavey appeared on BBCs Pointless Celebrities charity edition, partnered with presenter Ade Adepitan, reaching but failing to win in the final rounds answers.
5000 metres2012 Summer OlympicsGreat BritainHonitonAthleticsWorld Championships2007 Osaka10,000 mEuropean Championships2014 Zürich2012 HelsinkiEuropean Cross Country Championships2004 HeringsdorfEnglandCommonwealth Games2006 Melbourne5000 m2014 GlasgowIAAF World Cup2002 MadridEuropeIAAF Continental Cup2014 Marrakechlong-distance runner2014 European ChampionshipsOlympic Games2012 European ChampionshipMelbourne 2006Glasgow 20142007 World Championships2004 Olympic GamesElvan Abeylegesse1500 metres3000 metresmarathonEnglish SchoolsPaula Radcliffenational champion in the women's 5000 m2000 Summer OlympicsOlga YegorovaerythropoietinEuropean CupGolden League2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships2004 Summer Olympics2007 World Championships in AthleticsWorld Athletics Final2002 IAAF World CupTirunesh DibabaMeseret Defar2008 Beijing Olympics2009 London Marathon2009 World ChampionshipsFreya MurrayGreat Ireland RunEuropean Cup 10000mEdith MasaiWorld Masters Athleticsworld record holderGreat South Run2014 Commonwealth GamesW40 World RecordGolden Gala10,000 meters at the European ChampionshipsLyubov GurinaJack HoldenLewis HamiltonRory McIlroyTessa SandersonChris MaddocksManchesterMelbourneGlasgowAthens, Greece4:11.2214:58.27Edmonton15:28.41MunichWorld CupMadrid, SpainMonaco4:03.034:12.5014:57.87HeringsdorfGothenburgMálagaOsaka, Japan32:03.8131:12.30Helsinki, Finland31:49.0315:12.7230:53.20Zurich, Switzerland15:38.4132:22.39Continental CupMarrakechAmsterdam, Netherlands31:34.61Rio de Janeiro31:33.442003 IAAF World Athletics Finalthe King's School, Ottery St MaryChristina BoxerphysiotherapyBristol UniversityPointless CelebritiesAde AdepitanWayback MachineThe GuardianBBC SportThe ScotsmanWorld AthleticsPower of 10European Athletics Championships10,000 metresIngrid KristiansenYelena RomanovaFernanda RibeiroSonia O'SullivanInga AbitovaAna Dulce FélixYasemin Can